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‘The Biggest Loser’ season ten returns tonight with host Alison and trainers Jillian and Bob traveling to seven cities across the country in search of finding the new crew of contestants who will compete and fight it out at the ranch for a quarter of a million dollars. Alison, a daytime soap actress for years who one day got a call out of the blue from producers to see if she would be interested in hosting the weight loss show, was ironically at the time working out at the gym. Call it serendipitous, the soap star never thought at the time along with everyone else I suppose that the competitive weight loss and life changing reality show would grow into the phenomenon that it is today. Alison, who has basically become a household name due to the popularity of the show, now has a book out, “The Mommy Diet” which shows other moms how to get fit and stay that way. Tune in tonight for the two hour premiere at 8pm where Alison, and the inspirational Jillian and Bob are reason enough to watch the show.